Retirement Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 16, 2017

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Expense [Abstract]

Components Of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

The components of net periodic benefit cost in each period were as follows (in thousands):

	Quarter						Year-to-date
	April 16, 2017			April 10, 2016			April 16, 2017			April 10, 2016
Defined benefit pension plans:
Interest cost	$	5,248		$	5,580		$	12,244		$	13,020
Service cost	504			1,212			1,177			2,828
Expected return on plan assets	(6,494		)	(5,021		)	(15,153		)	(11,715		)
Actuarial loss (1)	1,411			944			3,292			2,201
Amortization of unrecognized prior service costs (1)	35			55			82			129
Net periodic benefit cost	$	704		$	2,770		$	1,642		$	6,463
Postretirement healthcare plans:
Interest cost	$	231		$	291		$	540		$	680
Actuarial loss (1)	37			51			87			118
Net periodic benefit cost	$	268		$	342		$	627		$	798

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(1) Amounts were reclassified from accumulated OCI into net earnings as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses.

Schedule Of Defined Benefit Plan Contribution

Future cash flows — Our policy is to fund our plans at or above the minimum required by law. As of January 1, 2016, the date of our last actuarial funding valuation, there was no minimum contribution funding requirement. Details regarding 2017 contributions are as follows (in thousands):

	SERP		Postretirement Healthcare Plans
Net year-to-date contributions	$	2,243	$	530
Remaining estimated net contributions during fiscal 2017	$	2,300	$	800